Marquez continues perfect record in USA with emphatic win in Austin

Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez has returned to winning form in the Red Bull GP of The Americas with teammate Hiroshi Aoyama – replacing Dani Pedrosa – fighting to the last lap to take 11th place.

Pole man Marc dropped back briefly from the start to 2nd place behind Dovizioso whilst Hiroshi got caught up and found himself 20th, from 16th on the grid. By lap five, Hiro had climbed to 13th and after a brief battle with Dovizioso, Marc took first place.

With Rossi and Iannone fighting with Dovizioso, Marc never looked back and led from the front for the remainder of the race – taking his 20th victory in the MotoGP class. Hiroshi progressed further and reached 11th place, which he briefly lost on the final lap, but showed a fighting spirit and re-passed Barbera taking 11th.

Marc has won on all six occasions that he has raced in the MotoGP class in the USA, and Honda celebrate their 11th consecutive win on American soil. The last non-Honda MotoGP winner in the USA was Jorge Lorenzo, at Laguna Seca in 2010.

Now the team must pack up and head straight to Argentina for the third round of 2015.

Marc Marquez

1stChampionship Standing: 3rd - 36 points

"I am very happy with this victory! After yesterday, things looked positive for us, but the only doubt was about the weather. In the end, it turned out stranger than it had seemed. When I saw that it was going to be a dry race, I started out very focused - because I knew it was important to try to win today. However, right from the first lap I saw that the track was not like it had been before the rain of last night. There was less grip and it was harder to ride comfortably. I decided to keep calm in the early laps to try to understand the situation well, and when I started to find a feeling similar to practice, I decided to push the pace a bit. That was when I was able to open up a gap."

Hiroshi Aoyama

11thChampionship Standing: 14th - 5 points

“It was an exciting race! It hasn’t been an easy week with the weather so unstable and the race was the first time we’ve had 100% dry conditions. I tried my best, the bike worked well and Dani’s team really helped me. I pushed to the last lap for the best position and I have learned a lot this weekend! Now I will try to build on this experience and improve in Argentina next week.”

MotoGP 2015Sunday, April 12th 2015

Race
Round 2
Red Bull Grand Prix of The AmericasAmericas

Results Session

Dry

Humidity

62%

Track Temp

36°C

Air Temp

27°C

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Points

Team

Constructor

Time/Gap

1

Marquez Marc

93

SPA

25

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

43'47.150

2

Dovizioso Andrea

4

ITA

20

Ducati Team

Ducati

+2.354

3

Rossi Valentino

46

ITA

16

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

+3.120

4

Lorenzo Jorge

99

SPA

13

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

+6.682

5

Iannone Andrea

29

ITA

11

Ducati Team

Ducati

+7.584

6

Smith Bradley

38

GBR

10

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

+10.557

7

Crutchlow Cal

35

GBR

9

CWM LCR Honda

Honda

+16.967

8

Espargaro Aleix

41

SPA

8

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

+19.025

9

Vinales Maverick

25

SPA

7

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

+38.570

10

Petrucci Danilo

9

ITA

6

Pramac Racing

Ducati

+41.796

11

Aoyama Hiroshi

7

JPN

5

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

+47.199

12

Barbera Hector

8

SPA

4

Avintia Racing

Ducati

+47.339

14

Miller Jack

43

AUS

2

LCR Honda

Honda

+56.731

15

Bautista Alvaro

19

SPA

1

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

+57.372

16

Laverty Eugene

50

IRE

0

Aspar Team

Honda

+58.898

17

Baz Loris

76

FRA

0

Athina Forward Racing

Forward Yamaha

+1'08.787

18

De Angelis Alex

15

RSM

0

E-Motion IodaRacing Team

ART

+1'22.236

19

Abraham Karel

17

CZE

0

AB Motoracing

Honda

DNF

20

Melandri Marco

33

ITA

0

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

DNF

21

Hernandez Yonny

68

COL

0

Pramac Racing

Ducati

DNF

22

Di Meglio Mike

63

FRA

0

Avintia Racing

Ducati

DNF

23

Redding Scott

45

GBR

0

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

DNF

24

Bradl Stefan

6

GER

0

Athina Forward Racing

Forward Yamaha

DNF

25

Espargaro Pol

44

SPA

0

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

DNF

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Location Information

The Circuit Of The Americas is the first purpose-built Grand Prix facility in the U.S. near Austin, Texas, with a 5.513km track and a capacity for 120,000 fans. Construction of the impressive 1000-acre facility was completed late in 2012, with MotoGP lining up at the track for the first time… read more.

Location Information

The Circuit Of The Americas is the first purpose-built Grand Prix facility in the U.S. near Austin, Texas, with a 5.513km track and a capacity for 120,000 fans. Construction of the impressive 1000-acre facility was completed late in 2012, with MotoGP lining up at the track for the first time… read more.